This weekend is the 25th year of Jazz Aspen Snowmass. In addition to a June lineup that includes Chicago, the Count Basey Orchestra, Maceo Parker and Rodrigo y Gabriella, Labor Day brings in acts like No Doubt. Jim Horowitz, the founder of the event sat down with Aspen Public Radio’s Patrick Fort to talk about the festival and the challenges it faces today.
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The full conversation with Aspen Public Radio
On how the festival scene has changed...
The other thing is that Denver itself has exploded as a live music market. When I started JAS, even 20 years ago, there weren't many shows at Red Rocks at that time. Red Rocks existed, but there weren't that many shows.
